1468 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4J 1N4

Tel: 416-489-1228

Toll Free: 1-866-817-8922
Fax: 416-429-3991
E-mail: mail@khdavis.com



Areas of Specialization  | Residential Structural Engineering  |
|  Industrial / Commercial Structural Engineering  |
  Institutional Projects  |  Our Staff  | 
|  Location of our Office  |  Commitment to Quality  |  Our Guarantee  |
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K.H. DAVIS CONSULTING LTD:

Residential Structural Engineers and Project Managers

Established in 1999 by Ken Davis, P. Eng., K.H. Davis Consulting is a "Boutique" Structural Engineering Consulting Firm providing mostly residential design services to Architects, Engineers, and Private Clients. Davis Consulting Specializes in Small Projects and currently has a staff of 5 people. Davis is Bill 124 compliant and we currently carry $2.0M of errors and omissions insurance to protect our clients. Please feel free to call us to discuss your project.

Our sister company, KHD Engineering Construction Ltd, provides general contracting services for many of Davis' structural engineering design projects. Feel free to ask us about building your project.

(This site was last updated July 15, 2007)

 

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

  • Comprehensive Structural Engineering Design and Inspection
  • Design and Project Management of Renovations to small & medium sized buildings, with an emphasis on large Residential Structural Engineering Projects and small Institutional Projects.

Many of Davis' projects are small residential structural engineering projects caried out for contractors and homeowners. However we regularly undertake much larger structural engineering design projects for major Architectural and Engineering firms in the Toronto Area.

In addition to providing structural engineering services, Davis can provide general building design and construction services for owners requiring overall building design services.

Our small size, and our extensive knowledge of Residential Housing and Small Building Design give us an advantage over many larger structural consulting firms that are not suited to economically deliver design services for very small projects.

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RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INCLUDES:
  • Structural Engineering Services for Architects - we will supplement architectural drawings with structural information, and then CO-stamp the Architectural drawings for Structural Engineering content.
  • Structural Engineering Services for Residential Contractors - we will provide structural design services for a General Contractor that is building or renovating a home. Often, the General Contractor is also the Owner.
  • Insulating Concrete Forms (ICF) Engineering Design Services - Provider of engineering design services to clients of ECO Block, which produces a leading insulating concrete form used extensively in the residential construction business. Davis has completed numerous residential designs which use ICF construction in Southern Ontario.

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INDUSTRIAL / COMMERCIAL
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING INCLUDES:

  • Structural Engineering Services for Mechanical Consultants & Mechanical Contractors - Davis Consulting regularly works for Mechanical Consultants or Contractors involved in work which requires new equipment supports. These supports are often on the roof of a large industrial or commercial building, and detailed analysis of various building components needs to be carried out to ensure that the proposed equipment can be safely supported.
  • Structural Inspection / Structural Building Audits - These projects are often carried out when a Home Inspector refers us to a Client, or, when a Real Estate Agent refers us as part of a Real-estate Transaction. This work usually involves a site visit and a structural inspection report which identifies any observed structural deficiencies.

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INSTITUTIONAL PROJECTS INCLUDE:
  • Police Stations, Community Centres, Churches: Davis regularly undertakes larger structural design projects where Davis acts as the structural consultant on larger, multidisciplinary projects. Recent projects include:
  • Bible Way Church of Jesus Christ - Structural Consultant for Axiis Architects Inc. - Structural Engineers for a very unique structural steel/wood church on Lawrence Avenue in Toronto.
  • Redwood Women's Shelter - City of Toronto - RHL Architects - Structural Consultant for the expansion of the Redwood Women's Shelter.
  • Davenport Lash-Miller Garden - Parking Garage analysis and feasibility study for a multi-million dollar rooftop garden project at the University of Toronto. Project requires reinforced concrete strengthening due to addition of 28,000 square foot landscape garden on an existing parking garage/pedestrian area at the University.
  • OPP Midland Police Headquarters - Structural Consultant for a new 10,000 square foot police station in Midland - Richard Ziegler, Architect.
  • Humber Arboretum Expansion - Humber College - Allen Kani Associates. Structural Consultant to AKA for the design of an expansion to the College's Arboretum. Project includes a rooftop garden and design with Ecologically friendly building materials.

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OUR PRINCIPAL

Ken Davis, P. Eng.

Consulting Structural Engineer (Principal) Mr. Davis has over 15 years of experience dealing with a wide range of small and large structural engineering projects. In the last year alone, Mr. Davis has consulted on over 200 design/assessment projects. Mr. Davis is ultimately responsible to our Clients for all structural engineering design carried out by the firm.

ken@khdavis.com

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LOCATION OF OUR OFFICE

K. H. Davis Consulting Ltd and KHD Engineering Construction Ltd operate from their new head office, located at 1468 Danforth Avenue, within walking distance of Coxwell Subway Station. We are conveniently located and ready to meet with you to discuss your project.

Our office utilizes the latest structural design and CAD software. Davis Consulting uses AutoCAD 2006 for design drawing preparation, and a variety of Structural Engineering and Finite Element Analysis modeling software for analysis and design.

We are connected to the Internet via high speed connection, to facilitate the transfer of large electronic CAD files over the Internet, and all staff have e-mail equipped computer workstations to communicate directly with you.

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COMMITTMENT TO QUALITY

Davis Consulting is committed to providing highly practical and cost-effective solutions to all of your engineering & design requirements.

We are regularly commended on our superior customer service. We are ready to answer your technical questions and assist you and your contractor in understanding the design that we provide. We will support you at all stages of your construction project.

We stand apart from others by responding effectively to your needs and concerns. Our response combines the most innovative ideas and technology available while keeping within your practical economic realities.

Since we work closely with the design-build industry, we understand the need for fast, economical solutions throughout the entire design development process. From concept to completion, we can assist you in design, cost estimating, feasibility assessment, and finally, implementation of your plans. Our reputation depends upon completing your project on time and on budget.

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OUR GUARANTEE

All of our projects are directly supervised by Mr. Ken Davis, a licensed Professional Engineer and a Designated Consulting Engineer with the PEO. We are committed to a "lifetime of learning" and to keeping abreast of changes in our field, through membership in local, national, and international professional associations. K. H. Davis is a member of the Greater Toronto Homebuilders Association and the Toronto Construction Association.

We insure all projects against any unforeseen errors or omissions, in accordance with guidelines set forth by the Professional Engineers of Ontario. The firm carries $2,000,000 of errors and omissions insurance to protect our Clients.

Davis Consulting staff have successfully passed Bill 124 examinations for Structural Engineering, Small Buildings, and Legal Process, and we are fully Bill 124 Compliant.

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